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Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie'
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says A New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters was vacationing with his boyfriend, his family tells Daily Voice. Middletown's Matthew Preziose, 25, was standing in the waters of Lumaha'i Beach and moments later was swept out to sea on Saturday, March 5, his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski told Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Slawinski claims he leaped into the water to save his love, who was caught in a riptide and nearly 150 feet from the shoreline. The search for his body was suspended the af…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii
Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii A massive search is underway for a missing New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters, authorities said. Matthew Preziose, 25, and another swimmer were in distress off Lumaha‘i Beach just after 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, Kauai police said. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' One swimmer made it safely to shore, however, the Middletown resident was last seen being swept out to sea, according to local police. Preziose works as a freelance photographer in the NJ and NYC area, according to his Instagram an…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters New Jersey State Police have identified the two boaters who they said went missing on the Delaware River over the weekend. A search and rescue mission was launched Saturday for Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, and Brian S. Palangi, 26, both of Deptford, New Jersey State Police spokesperson Adam Dewechter said. Their boat capsized near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., sending them and a third victim overboard, authorities said previously. The third victim was recovered by responders that afternoon, but McLaughlin and Palangi remained missing as of Monday morning, NJSP …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission The search for boaters who went missing when their vessel capsized over the weekend on the Delaware River has turned to a recovery mission, authorities said. Several search and rescue teams including the US Coast Guard were called to the area near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities and sources said. The small speed boat had apparently overturned, sending three occupants overboard. One was rescued by Good Samaritans and the other two remained missing as of Monday morning. "The search and rescue has transitioned into a recovery operation," New Jerse…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter Memorial services have been scheduled to honor the life of a Westchester County man who died after a powerful Nor'easter rolled in while he was kayaking on the Long Island Sound. Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Scarsdale, was reported overdue by his family on Tuesday, Oct. 26, after he left Hempstead en route to Mamamronek in his kayak at about 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, authorities reported.  He was found unresponsive by the US Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon, and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos
Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos Two grieving Paterson brothers must each bury a son this week following separate tragedies barely 48 hours apart. Jaheem Keith Alston, 19, of Paterson was gunned down in Middle Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg late Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police said. This came two nights after the body of his missing cousin, 26-year-old Kiariff Alston of Glen Rock, was found in the waters off the Jersey Shore. Pennsylvania State Police said they responded to an 11:18 p.m. call Saturday of multiple shots fired between Gingerbread and Arrowhead lanes, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Wat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven 6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven
6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven Six boaters were rescued overnight when their 30-foot white pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation off Beach Haven, the US Coast Guard said. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center got a call from a civilian at 12:18 a.m., saying he overheard a large crash and several calls for help near Ham Island, authorities said. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Beach Haven was launched to the scene at approximately 12:20 a.m., along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Atlantic City. A jet ski crew from Beach Ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ
Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ Members of the US Coast Guard rescued three boaters after their vessel began taking on water three miles east of Long Branch on Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received the initial notification from the Monmouth County 911 dispatcher at 9:15 a.m., saying people on a sinking vessel needed help, the agency said in a statement. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet was dispatched to the scene along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, which was diverted from training. A rescue swimmer was lowered from…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
US Coast Guard Rescues 7 Fisherman From Boat Off Jersey Shore (VIDEO) US Coast Guard Rescues 7 Fisherman From Boat Off Jersey Shore (VIDEO)
US Coast Guard Rescues 7 Fisherman From Boat Off Jersey Shore (Video) Seven fishermen were rescued by members of the U.S. Coast Guard as bad weather moved into the Jersey Shore Sunday afternoon. Crew members of the 40-foot sport fishing boat activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) from approximately 69 miles off the coast of Cape May around 1:20 p.m., the Coast Guard said in a statement. A small craft advisory for the area indicated 4-to-6-foot seas with winds gusting up to 30 knots. Coast Guard crews aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and a 47-foot Motor Li…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Pa. Firefighter Saved Son Before Drowning On Lake Erie Family Vacation, Family Says Pa. Firefighter Saved Son Before Drowning On Lake Erie Family Vacation, Family Says
Pa. Firefighter Saved Son Before Drowning On Lake Erie Family Vacation, Family Says A 38-year-old firefighter and U.S. Army veteran from Pennsylvania drowned on a family vacation over the weekend. Pittsburgh firefighter Lee Weber died in Lake Erie in Conneaut, Ohio on Saturday, July 24. Family members said Weber got caught in the tides and went under water, while getting his son to safety.  Weber's family searched for him, and his hour was found about an hour later with help from the Coast Guard. More than $32,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Weber's family as of Monday, July 26. Weber worked in the city's Hays neighborhood with Engine Station 20. "He wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash
Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash A water search and rescue was canceled about 90 minutes after a small plane was reported crashed off the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The aircraft's suspected crash occurred about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, about a mile offshore from Long Beach Island, reports said. An unconfirmed report, about an hour after the sighting, said air and water rescue reams had not located an aircraft. Among the search teams were U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police helicopters and local firefighters on boats and jet skis.  “We have received a report of a plane crash off Long Beach Island,” the Coas…

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by Jon Craig